Dads Making a Difference Podcast

2023 is the year your personal health is taking the front seat. To jumpstart the journey to a healthier, happier, and stronger you, Cam is joined by Kevin Davis to talk about the 4 Pillars of Health. Kevin has taken a proactive approach to healthy aging and is actively involved in helping entrepreneurs, executives, and busy dads like you have a grasp of what it feels like to live a life of good health and sustain it. 

"If you're just in it to lose 20 pounds but not to live longer, healthier while God has you on earth, what's the purpose of it?” - Kevin Davis

In This Episode:

• Kevin shares the secret to a fit, healthy, and fulfilled life
• Why he transitioned from his 25-year stint in healthcare to becoming a health coach
• Learn about the 4 pillars of an effective fitness program 
• The ironic thing about most people who say they want to feel better
• How to tell if you're getting enough sleep
• How prayer impacts impact your result in your personal health
• The best place to start for someone who is looking to improve his health

Resources:

• Diet Doctor
• Young and Strong at 40 and Beyond by Kevin Davis

Connect with Kevin Davis:

• Website
• Podcast
• Kevin Davis Health YouTube
• 10 Questions To Assess Your Health
• Schedule a Call with Kevin

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]
• Want to join a holistic group coaching call with Cam? - Send him a message on Instagram @fightthedadbod

Are you ready for 2023? Let’s set you up for the new year on a fresh landing. Cam presents a new framework for how to set goals that, at the end of the year, you won’t need to look back to and sigh because they failed to be SMART enough. The good news is, this framework won’t require you to make goals that are so rigid, allowing more room for flexibility and a higher chance of success.

"You need to know what you've been through so you know where you are and you have a clear vision of where you want to be in the future.” - Cam Hall

In This Episode:

• Cam explains why going through a reflection is an important practice
• What makes up a smart goal and why Cam doesn't want to set smart goals
• How to be more intentional and more timely about your goal setting 
• Cam shares a different way to reframe the smart goals
• 5 steps to follow when setting your goals
• Why you're not supposed to confuse inspiration with motivation
• The rule of 21 
• The hardest thing to do when you're setting a goal
• How to deal with bad habits so they won't cause your goals to fail
• Hygiene factors versus motivators

Resources:

• The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran
• The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny by Robin Sharma
• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
• How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen
• Be Exceptional: Master the Five Traits That Set Extraordinary People Apart

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]
• Want to join a holistic group coaching call with Cam? - Send him a message on Instagram @fightthedadbod

Welcome to the Dads Making a Difference podcast year-end review with Cameron Hall where he recounts the most impacting events that unfolded from the year 2021 to 2022. He recalls how the Fight the Dad Bod evolved throughout the past year, where it’s currently at now, and how the Dads Making a Difference podcast came to be. He also shares life-changing decisions and realizations that all led to the birth of the greatest achievement of 2022. 

"If you are not pushing to the point where you are failing, you are not growing.” - Cam Hall

In This Episode:

• Cam shares a very timely and useful tool you can use to help you reflect on the year that’s about to end
• Top 10 questions you need to ask yourself before the year ends
• The things you will see and learn the moment you decide to slow down
• Top 2 questions you need to ask yourself that will challenge you to grow in 2023
• Learn the difference between looking at what something could be versus what wasn't

Resources:

• Typology Podcast
• Enneagram

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]
• Want to join a holistic group coaching call with Cam? - Send him a message on Instagram @fightthedadbod

Do you know what you’re living for? Join Cam and Josh Khachadourian as they talk about how men can become bigger than who they believe themselves to be just by knowing their purpose and how to live it. Josh is a husband, father, leader, coach, host of the Raising The Standard Podcast, and a well-known figure in the corporate world. In this episode, you will learn how to be a high-performing father and leader and how to live your life in a way that’s living out the greater purpose God uniquely designed for you.

"Wherever you are and whatever you're experiencing right now, I believe YOU are CREATED for MORE.” - Josh Khachadourian

In This Episode:

• Josh shares his calling and why this calling is intended specifically for men and fathers like him
• A new term used to define fathers 
• How to bridge the generational gap issues between dads and children
• 2 big areas Josh believes need more work from men
• Why men need feedback even from their children
• The kind of leader men need to aspire to become
• 3 types of fathers 
• …and so MUCH more!

Resources:

• The MAP: 12 Strategies Every Man Needs to Be Powered By Purpose by Josh Khachadourian
• The Standard by Josh Khachadourian
• The Unfair Advantage Challenge

Connect with Josh Khachadourian: 

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Raising the Standard Podcast

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Your past is never the final story of your life. Every day is a chance to reset and rewrite. Today’s guest is Curt Tucker, a serial entrepreneur, evangelist, author, and encourager. He’ll be sharing how he rose above the challenge of building a family and being the kind of father that he never got to experience as a child. If your family life is currently struggling to be where you envisioned it to be, tune in to this episode and learn how to develop the mindset that will propel you toward the path where you can keep winning as a dad, as a husband, and as a leader...or what Curt calls, Living The Champion Life.

"Before your son or your daughter was ever your son and daughter, he or she was God's son or daughter. When you understand that He truly has the best interest of your children, that changes everything.” - Curt Tucker

In This Episode:

• Curt paints a picture of a child growing up in a “very broken home” and where that kind of life led him
• Why praying for your kids and seeking His guidance is so crucial for parents
• The 5Fs Curt lives by
• What makes him grateful for having an absentee dad
• What it means to be the C.E.O. of your children
• Sharing imperfections versus celebrating successes
• How transparency creates victory in your life
• How to raise a champion adult
• What S.O.N. stands for and why this is relevant to your growth as a father

Resources:

• The Champion Life Playbook: Your Game Plan to Creating a Life of Abundance, Freedom, and Victory In Your Faith, Fitness, Family, and Finances

Connect with Curt Tucker: 

• Website
• The Champion Life Movement
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• The Champion Life Podcast

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Donald Bialkowski, Founder of Aligned on Purpose and a top-notch emotional mentor and coach to men who are facing different challenges in life, joins  Cam in today’s episode. They will be talking about the key ingredients that make up a holistic man, a man who thrives in every level of his life: from being a spouse, a father, a leader to the community, to being an entrepreneur. Donald shares his experience of micro abandonments and how the long-term impact of this series of events left him broken and wounded. He also shared how he overcame those past traumas and found his way to reformation and healing.

"Freedom comes from really getting to know ourselves and doing some more inner work. It's a maturation process that's unique for men.”  - Donald Bialkowski

In This Episode:

• Donald explains how small cases of abandonments done consistently can accelerate to something bigger and uncontrollable
• Acts that classify under the category of microabandonments
• The 4S that comprises the basic human needs
• What falling apart process looks like for a man
• Ways to increase emotional vocabulary/emotional integrity
• What the “muck of mid-life” means and who it applies to
• An awesome platform for learning
• How physical imbalance relates to spiritual/mental imbalance

Connect with Donald Bialkowski: 

• LinkedIn
• Website

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

In this episode, Cam looks back to the past 6 months since the DMD podcast started and how it’s grown from the 1st to the 30th episode. He shares essential realizations that dawned on him as he reflects on the time that has been and how he envisions the DMD community in the years to come. He also calls on his fellow dads to join him on a challenge - the challenge to commit to growth, and why it’s worth it. 

"Dads Making a Difference is committed to helping you grow emotionally, physically, intellectually, professionally, financially, and spiritually.”  - Cam Hall

In This Episode:

• Cam talks about the DMD’s commitment to dads who are striving to make a difference in the world
• Imagine a life with no promise of growth and how that looks to you
• Why growth is a good thing even when it's difficult
• As you look back on the past and look ahead to the future, do you choose to start a new chapter or continue the story you have written
• 6 questions you need to ask yourself and reflect on before the year ends and as you start a new year
• Different ways you can commit to growth
• The ultimate question all dads need to ask themselves if they want to grow professionally

Resource Mentioned: 

• DMD Mastermind - https://dmdmastermind.com/
• Call with Cam - https://calendly.com/camhall/leadership-strategy-call?month=2022-11

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

No man really knows how to be a great dad from day one. It’s not a talent that is inborn, it comes with training, education, and learning from our experiences. Likewise, becoming a strong leader in your home is a continuous process of learning and growth. Yet there are essential skills every father must develop in order to be able to lead himself first so that he can lead where it truly matters, in the home. Joining us today is Drew Soleyn, an incredible dad who is dedicated to helping dads like him learn the essential parenting skills all fathers must possess. You’ll be amazed to find out how the traumatic childhood experience of being abducted at 3 years old paved the way for the foundation of Drew’s work. If you’re wondering about what it takes to be a better parent for your children or if you can be a great dad despite growing up and not having a personal experience of how it is to be raised by a great dad, then you’ll find this episode useful.

"You want to change the world? It starts with having dads more positively involved at home in the lives of their children.”  - Drew Soleyn

In This Episode:

• Drew shares how his traumatic experience from his childhood taught him a lesson about what fatherhood is NOT 
• How Drew got a second chance at growing up with a great dad
• The importance of kids having positive interactions with other male adults aside from their dads
• 4 critical character-building lessons Drew learned from sports and playing with a team that is essential to fatherhood
• Life challenges that can teach you about yourself and the most challenging aspect of fatherhood
• The importance of connecting with fellow dads
• How men who had no positive experience in terms of leadership of a father step into the role of leader and be successful
• The 4As coaching philosophy
• Learn the 4Fs that are foundational to focusing on what matters
• Parenting skills that are critical for dads to learn but are often missed when raising their kids

Resources Mentioned: 

• John Maxwell

Connect with Drew Soleyn: 

• Connected Dads Website
• Dad Central Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Email - [email protected]

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Dads are known to be their families’ providers. We’ve tackled in the past episodes how dads can make a difference in their children’s lives by working on emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical growth. Today, we’re going to delve into the world of finances. Lance Belline, the founder of Lighthouse Financial, financial advisor, author, and father joins Cam to share how he mastered managing his finances from childhood and how he’s imparting to his kids and clients all the financial lessons he’s learned from his journey. If you want to be one of those dads who aim to break the cycle of poverty and debt and build lasting generational wealth for your kids and future grandkids, this episode is for you.  

"I think it's important that if kids are given a responsibility at home, that they receive a payment for that and then they also don't receive a payment if it isn't done well.”  - Lance Belline

In This Episode:

• Lance shares what makes him view money differently from the rest of us
• The value of pursuing long-term goals versus giving in to immediate gratification
• After all the planning and growing wealth, find out what Lance realized which he considers to be his first AHA moment when it comes to finances
• Learn about the 3 categories of wealth
• Discover the secret of compounding wealth
• How to teach the kids about money management at a young age
• Tips for dads about managing and teaching finances at home
• Learn how to give tough love on money and teach your kids how to hold a standard
• How dads can model financial stability in their homes
• Where to start when you want to help someone manage their finances

Resources Mentioned: 

• More Wealth, Less Taxes by Lance Belline
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Connect with Lance Belline: 

• Book Website
• Lighthouse Financial Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Did you know that children can bring us closer to God? First, we must teach our kids how to live a life of faith through our examples at home. But, how do we know if our parenting ways are reflecting the faith that we want to instill in them? Today’s guest, Scott Hooper, is a children’s minister who developed what he calls the parenting matrix which is designed to help parents realize where they are when it comes to their parenting ways. It also aims to guide them throughout their parenting journey so they will know how to get to where they want to be as parents and leaders of the family. Join today’s conversation and learn how to be your children’s ministers at home. 

"I believe that God intended mom and dad and the family to be the closest picture of who He is.” - Scott Hooper

In This Episode:

• Scott shares what inspired him to be a children’s minister and what he considers his superpower
• Understand the context of freedom along the lines of: "Hurt people will hurt people. Free people will free people."
• How our conditioning influences our adult mindset and bondage from beliefs that are not fueling our growth
• Why Scripture teachings would hardly have a bearing unless practiced at home
• How faith is worked out within the family context
• What parents need to do first if they want their children to have practical faith
• Top 3 reasons why parents find it challenging to take an active role in the development of their children’s faith 
• Get to know the 5 diff types of parents
• How, oftentimes, a child shows control in the family outcome
• Why it's important for parents to have awareness of how they are parenting their kids
• …and so much more!

Connect with Scott Hooper: 

• Website - in the works (soon to be called therealscotthooper.com) 
• Mobile # - 2544856538
• Email - [email protected]

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]